Animals and Aztec religion: Keepers and cultivators of nature
Aztecs are known as formidable warriors and religious specialists, but they were also accomplished folkbiologists. Aztec priests, for example, employed specialized knowledge of the natural world in ritual activities. In the following, I highlight Aztec perceptions of a few key species as examples of...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2018]
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Religion compass
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Issue: 5/6, Pages: 1-10 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mesoamerican Indians
/ Aztecs
/ Animals
/ Ethnobiology
/ World view
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RelBib Classification: | BR Ancient religions of the Americas KBR Latin America TH Late Middle Ages TJ Modern history |
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